Hamilton Indigenous Housing

I didn’t mention this here but I did on Facebook   Three weeks ago I decided to join a journalism workshop to improve my writing skills and to learn the technique in writing a good story.   I’m glad to announce I successfully completed the workshop. I have to give credit to former UNH’s outreach worker Lorraine Brown for giving me the encouragement and inspiration to pursue this. I have a story to share with the blog readers: a few years ago Lorraine was on her smoke brake sitting in front of the KMHC building so I decided to ask her opinion in regard to my Native Housing blogs and I still remember her words. "Tony you have a skill in writing don’t waste it on this place (she was referring to KMHC) focus your writing on bigger, brighter and more interesting things".   At the time I wasn’t sure if she was trying to steer me away from writing about KMHC or was she really concerned about me.   Last summer when I saw her @ Jackson Square mall we had a nice chat, in t...

Last week tenants were invited to an informal gathering in the community room to offer any program ideas in hope of spicing up this place.   New staff member Brad LaBarron was the host he seems relaxed and a down to earth friendly person. I expressed my thoughts and ideas and so did other tenants.   As a group I like when tenants are not afraid to speak up and share their ideas and opinions. The meeting went well until HOW stout shaped Lynda Jones got irritated when tenant Linda expressed her thoughts.   Tenant Linda is an outspoken woman, I like her she's a hoot when she gets on a roll nobody can stop her. :) Brad wrote down the list of ideas from the tenants and hopefully a few will become reality.   I thought “Good luck in regard to obtaining funds from UNH’s for programs, it’s like French kissing a moose….it’s a big challenge but not impossible". LOL  :D Friday afternoon I received a "notice to enter apt” from probie HOW Christine Demik.   They ar...